The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-16
their own example and By negligent
thoughtlessness.
EUHIcK WHITE BxKcHKR,
A Married Mans Experience.

New 10rk sun.
Mr.. Stebbins has been an admirable hus-
band for ten years, and you will see, after
reading what he suffered, that he is not
cruel in yowing that he will never again
go travelling with bis wife. She is exceed
iDgly domestic, and her trip few days
ago kept her away from her home bed over
night for the first time in years. Stebblns
was already tired when they took the six
something train for Philadelphia. A
friend met him in the Office OF hotel next
day, and ssvs he never saw man 90 dis
couraged. Stebbins cohfided his troubles
to the friend, and, though the case is not
without parallel, it is of sufficient interest
to the general public to let it 60.
Stebbii~-s says that the journey to Philadel-
phis COMPLETED his exhaustion, and he
was truly deli shted to be ushered, about II
O'Clock, into ei.>>Sant hotel apartments
Stebbins remained in the drawing-room to
look at some evening l>apers and smoke q
restful cigar. while Pamcia unmade her
toilet. He spoke to her at II 40, 1915 and
1855. On all these occasions the Lady was
either brushing her hair or folding some
things, or searching in toilet bag; and
she would not let him go to bed before her
for lear he would fall instantly asleep,
leaving her lonesome and nervous in the
STANCE place. At all events the poor man
was taking his first nap when PAMELA said;
"Oh, dear ] have forgotten to wind my
WATCH" and out of bed she piled; coming
back she asked him If he had put his cough
medicine in his sachel or his overcoat. Try
ing 10 think Of the locality os that bottle
walked him completely, and the clock was
striking when he went to sleep again.
At 3:15 PAMELA said that she must have a
glass of water, and he fetched it. At $3.50
she heard something picking at the
lock and asked him about burg
lars nippsrs and how they used
jimmies. That got him into a cold per-
spiTation, with ditquietiDg conversation.
At she knew gas was escaping, and went
aroand to examine all the burr ers. She
came back to bed with her feet like cakes
of ice. At 4:10 she knew he had forgotten
to bolt the drawing room door, and her
sealskin sacque was on the piano. S.eb-
bins made that excursion. at 4:2j she
sat up in bed and whispered in a curdling
voice that some one was concealed in the
room she had heard strange sounds in the
corner. Stebbins listened. 1t was heat
going off in the pipes, and he explained
that to her. AT 4:30 she knew 8 spider
had bitten her hand; she must get some
camphor, and she got up.
Stebbins thinks that PAMELA was out
twice during little nap that he had, but at
Oil he was brought up standingby hide
Gus scream. There was a mouse in the room;
she had seen it run up the lace curtain; he
could see it too, il he looked It was an
unusally large and ferocious mouse, that
shook the lace curtain IN q threatening
manner. This discussion and its conse-
quent excitement kept poor 6tebbins
awake till six. The man was trying to get
forty winks and prevent from having the
headache next day, when PAMELA slid
cut to pull down blind, taking the pre-
caution to cry "Shoo! shoon' several times
and rap on the floor with slipper before
she put her foot down. At T:30 PAMELA
got up and began her toilet. About noon
a fIierd found him asleep in a chair.
"What ] want to know" said Stebbins,
sis how Pm going to live If this thing
keeps on during the six month of our pro-
posed tour. with PAMELA In new room
every night"